In this small town that I live in, I have to credit word of mouth advertising for the success of my small business. I do a good job for someone and they hire me to come back again, and they recommend me to their friends. Many times those friends call me and hire me, and they are happy with my work so they keep calling me and they recommend me to their friends too! I’ve had to spend very little money on advertising!
The new trend in advertising nowadays is the social media marketing technique. That technique also depends on word of mouth advertising, but focuses largely on promoting products and services through parties and blogging.
I’ve been reading a few articles lately about how one of the things that is going to “save” the planet, and the economy, is “green jobs.” “Green jobs” are jobs that are jobs related to work that is going to have a positive impact on our environment. Yet none of the articles are specific as to exactly WHAT those green jobs are going to be – they are very vague.
The last article that I read indicated that they don’t have to be manual labor jobs, but “green collar jobs” are being considered manual labor jobs. And the article indicated that people would be making at least $15 an hour to start. Well, that’s not the BEST money in the world, but it is pretty good starting pay for someone who is just starting out, so I’d like more information on that! It would be really nice if we could start to see more information about these “green jobs” and how people might get “into” a “green job” whether it is manual labor or otherwise.
My brother-in-law is an alcoholic. Of course, this worries my wife terribly. At first his addiction was not a big problem because for many years he was a “productive alcoholic.” That means that he was confining his drinking to after-work hours so that he could go to work and make a living and just confine his drinking to only be at home. I don’t have a clue about how he managed to work with a hangover! Is it even possible he didn’t have one? Is it possible he would just have a couple of drinks and get a “buzz” and then go to bed and wake up fine? I don’t have a clue!
Anyway, her family has decided it is time to do an intervention and get him into an alcohol rehab program. Largely because he has started drinking more and treating his family badly when he drinks. I guess he changed from a “happy drunk” to a “mean drunk.” No one likes to be around a “mean drunk,” of that I am sure! So my wife has been trying to research the different treatment centers near where he lives that would be a good match for his needs. Apparently there are a lot of addiction treatment centers available to choose from, and it will take a while for her to figure out which one is the best one for him.
This state that I live in is supposed to be such a clean and pristine state, but it has a horrible toxic rain (and snow) problem because of the toxins pumped into the air from factories from other states that drift downwind into our state. I can see the effects of the toxic rain on the cemetery headstones. The rain just eats away at them! I get aggravated over how the folks “upwind” have the “right” to pollute the air of those of us who live “downwind.” My aggravation grows when I am reminded of how the government has relaxed emissions standards to allow for more air pollution. When I was a kid it was safe to eat snow, now that we have this toxic rain problem, I shudder to think about the kids in the area eating the snow! And yet, I’m sure that they do it!
For a very long time my wife and I have talked about getting our house ready for our old age years. One of the things that we want to do to prepare the house for that is to remove our old bathtub and install a new walkin tubin its place. We’d love to get one that has a lot of spa-type jets in it, and a built in bench to sit on so that we can use it like a spa. Also we’d like to have a shower head in it so that we could use it like a regular shower if we want to just take a quick shower. I’ve always thought that having a walkin tub is a really smart thing because it makes it so easy for people to get and out with less hazard of slipping and falling down.